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Mortgage deals drive two in five bank account switches

Two in five mortgage holders who changed banks after moving home did so to...

Landlords face £40k penalties as property licensing expands

Landlords are being urged to check local licensing rules as councils expand schemes and...

Mortgage rates set to rise as leading banks reprice deals

Mortgage borrowers face higher costs as leading lenders respond to a rise in swap...

Gender confidence gap emerges in affluent retirement planning

Almost four in 10 affluent women approaching retirement are unsure how to turn their...

Semi-detached homes lead house price growth

Semi-detached and terraced homes are outperforming the rest of the housing market as buyers...

Mortgage advisers get new route to Chartered status

Experienced mortgage advisers will be able to become Chartered Members under a new pathway...

Enness Global hires chief of staff to oversee business strategy

Enness Global has appointed Ailsa Alexander as chief of staff, with responsibility for coordinating...

Tipton expands expat and limited company buy-to-let range

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has added mortgage products for limited company landlords and...

Beagle Street hires Moore and Mears to boost broker distribution

Beagle Street has appointed Amanda Moore and Zoe Mears to develop its intermediary partnerships...

Wealth advisers urged to consider later life lending in inheritance tax planning

Wealth managers should widen their inheritance tax planning options to include later life lending...

Stoke-on-Trent tops Paragon student rental yield rankings at 9.42%

Properties in known student postcodes generate higher average rental yields than those in non-student...

Bath Building Society recruits finance chief from Principality

Bath Building Society has appointed Annelie Grey as chief finance officer, recruiting her from...

L&G opens Ignite mortgage sourcing platform to all brokers

L&G has extended access to its Ignite mortgage sourcing platform to brokers across the...

Afin Bank recruit to lead treasury and regulatory reporting

Afin Bank has appointed Simon McClean as head of treasury and regulatory reporting as...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

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Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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